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hours later, the senate confirmed hagel, 58-41. mainly along party lines. for more we turn to mark thompson, "time" magazine's national security reporter. welcome back to the program. so after all the storm and the fury from republicans, enough of them voted to let this confirmation takes place. what was this all about? >> basically it was on valentine's day that the senate would not let this proceed to an up-or-down vote. instead basically the republicans were looking for something to derail the nomination so for 12 days the nation waited essentially leon panetta was running over to nato and back to his walnut farm. we really didn't have a true secretary of defense other than this lame duck. today finally the republicans decided, hey, we've waited this long. we can't wait any longer. the president does deserve an up-or-down vote on his candidates so they let it proceed. >> woodruff: meantime they sent a message. >> yeah, i mean it is a disconcerting message. we had the republican and the democratic whips talking about vote counts but, you know, foreign nat
hours later, the senate confirmed hagel, 58-41. mainly along party lines. for more we turn to mark thompson, "time" magazine's national security reporter. welcome back to the program. so after all the storm and the fury from republicans, enough of them voted to let this confirmation takes place. what was this all about? >> basically it was on valentine's day that the senate would not let this proceed to an up-or-down vote. instead basically the republicans were looking for...
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. >> sreenivasan: chuck hagel was sworn in today as the new secretary of defense, with federal budget cuts topping his agenda. the former republican senator from nebraska addressed pentagon employees who will have to manage some $46 billion in reductions starting friday. >> we need to figure this out. you are doing that. you have been doing that. we need to deal with this reality. we've got ahead of us a lot of challenges. they are going to define much of who we are, not this institution only but our country. >> sreenivasan: hagel won senate confirmation yesterday, despite the opposition of most of his fellow republins. he succeeds leon panetta, who had served in the top pentagon job since july of 2011. white house officials conceded today it's unlikely the government will avoid those looming, automatic budget cuts. a spokesman said president obama will meet friday with congressional leaders, but there was no indication that any deal is in the works. tomorrow, senate democrats will try to bring up a stop-gap bill to delay the cuts, but republicans could block the measure. at the vatic
. >> sreenivasan: chuck hagel was sworn in today as the new secretary of defense, with federal budget cuts topping his agenda. the former republican senator from nebraska addressed pentagon employees who will have to manage some $46 billion in reductions starting friday. >> we need to figure this out. you are doing that. you have been doing that. we need to deal with this reality. we've got ahead of us a lot of challenges. they are going to define much of who we are, not this...
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an opponent to hagel. thanks for joining us today. >> glad to be with you, thank you. >> now that he's sworn in, what would you like to see as you monitor how he does at the pentagon? >> you know, let me say this, andrea, i view this as yesterday's story. we made a good case that this was a flawed candidate. he's my secretary and yours. i wish him well. as a matter of fact, the first thing i want to do under sequestration is give the secretary of defense and the president of the united states the flexibility under the overall cap to move money around and make the sequestration cuts as painless and less disruptive as possible. >> well, do you think that the confirmation battle weakened him and do you have any regrets about the way that confirmation battle was undertaken by his critics? >> i think we made an honorable case. i still believe his pronouncements and positions over time put him way outside the bipartisan foreign policy mainstream but the president was able to hold his democratic votes, even among
an opponent to hagel. thanks for joining us today. >> glad to be with you, thank you. >> now that he's sworn in, what would you like to see as you monitor how he does at the pentagon? >> you know, let me say this, andrea, i view this as yesterday's story. we made a good case that this was a flawed candidate. he's my secretary and yours. i wish him well. as a matter of fact, the first thing i want to do under sequestration is give the secretary of defense and the president of...
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this is r t tonight chuck hagel is officially sworn in as the new u.s. secretary of defense after winning narrow senate approval but his policies have drawn fire from capitol hill with his own fellow republicans among his most vocal critics. sleazy chaos tonight after the parliamentary elections failed to produce a clear winner has european leaders now fear the country's political turmoil could have a strong negative effect on the entire eurozone we pick apart that one this hour. and. how's this for a minor traffic offense well the shocking video posted by russian capital shows their eight year old daughter driving dangerous leads. alone a very good evening to if you just joined us this is our international just after nine pm here in moscow with me kevin oh in a story chuck hagel is now officially the u.s. defense secretary but only after big naturally approved by the senate he's been under fire from fellow republicans for his past criticism of the iraq war and the israeli lobby with some believe you could also be too soft on iran it's also just two days
this is r t tonight chuck hagel is officially sworn in as the new u.s. secretary of defense after winning narrow senate approval but his policies have drawn fire from capitol hill with his own fellow republicans among his most vocal critics. sleazy chaos tonight after the parliamentary elections failed to produce a clear winner has european leaders now fear the country's political turmoil could have a strong negative effect on the entire eurozone we pick apart that one this hour. and. how's...
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secretary of defense hagel will have to cope with a company long accused of using his cozy government ties to dodge the hands of justice last week the part private contractor firm academy formerly known infamously so as blackwater escaped with little more than a slap on the wrist over a new arms smuggling scandal michael o'brien is the author of a book called america's failure in iraq and he thinks it's essentially immune from prosecution. they're just follow on charges after the the debacle at mr square in the big beard september of two thousand and seven. course that was where the seventeen iraqis were were killed these are follow on charges that were. pushed against blackwater course that that's the old name the company technically doesn't exist that way they can you know technically legally sever the relationship the trop the charges three people were just look to walk to the charges were reduced to five thousand dollar fine slap on the wrist i think it also there's house arrest for four months or so. and the other thing too is they they claim that they were buying these weapons f
secretary of defense hagel will have to cope with a company long accused of using his cozy government ties to dodge the hands of justice last week the part private contractor firm academy formerly known infamously so as blackwater escaped with little more than a slap on the wrist over a new arms smuggling scandal michael o'brien is the author of a book called america's failure in iraq and he thinks it's essentially immune from prosecution. they're just follow on charges after the the debacle at...
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hagel is a former senator and vietnam combat veteran. his nomination was approved by the senate armed services committee on a straight party line vote. >>> expect slow going if you plan to use metro this presidents day weekend. track work will take place on the orange, blue, red and green lines and delays up to 50 minutes. on the orange line between stadium army and cheverly the trains will not run. on the red line on saturday trains will single track between rhode island avenue in tacoma. don't forget metro will operate on a saturday schedule this presidents day monday, a holiday. >>> this morning freezing temps combined with last night's snow and rain for a commute that just got a little ridiculous this morning. i was listening to the radio. you had icy roads everywhere, all sorts of crashes including at least three accidents in fairfax county, two on the parkway and in montgomery county a lot of roads shut down, icy conditions including the ramp from route 29 to the beltway and rockville pike at grosvenor lane. it just was very slick.
hagel is a former senator and vietnam combat veteran. his nomination was approved by the senate armed services committee on a straight party line vote. >>> expect slow going if you plan to use metro this presidents day weekend. track work will take place on the orange, blue, red and green lines and delays up to 50 minutes. on the orange line between stadium army and cheverly the trains will not run. on the red line on saturday trains will single track between rhode island avenue in...
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hagel says karzai understands where the two countries stand. he says that the united states understands that karzai faces political pressure as the war wipes down. this is hagel's first forecast mornings to afghanistan at defense secretary. >> the caltrain and bart cars seem more crowded during the commute, it is not your imagination but could be a sign of the times. >> from hollywood to capitol hill, a hollywood actress expected to jump into politics. >> the google smart...shoe. the silicon valley giant is dabbling in high-tech foot >> japan is remembering the 19,000 victim whose died two years ago today in a massive earthquake and tsunami. a moment of silence was marked at 10:46 our time. the magnitude 9 earthquake triggered a crisis at the fukushima nuclear power plant. people are demanding compensation in a lawsuit being file today. >> ashley judd is running out of time to declare herself a candidate for senate. the democrats have encouraged her to run against senate leader mcconnell seeing her as having the best chance at beating the veter
hagel says karzai understands where the two countries stand. he says that the united states understands that karzai faces political pressure as the war wipes down. this is hagel's first forecast mornings to afghanistan at defense secretary. >> the caltrain and bart cars seem more crowded during the commute, it is not your imagination but could be a sign of the times. >> from hollywood to capitol hill, a hollywood actress expected to jump into politics. >> the google...
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hagel probably has the votes anyway to be confirmed. the white house is worried they are building slowly not only hagel but john brennan for the head of the cia. he has brave concerns about the delay. >> between john, brennan the cia director chuck hagel as secretary of defense we want to make sure we have those guys sitting in the chair working. i don't want there to have been something missed because of the hang-up in washington. >> a vote on hagel's nomination is expected sometime after congress returns to work on capitol hill on february 25th. >> steve sen ton a sent ni /* / thank you. >> it is quote dead on arrival. rubio was one of the republican and democrats senators who reached a break through bipartisan agreement on immigration this year. john mccain is also weighing in. on the internet he tweeted headed down to southern arizona to assess senator casher and representative mike mccall. they want to see the true state of the border security in mexico they are the ones traveling with mr. mccain. doug luzader live with more on thi
hagel probably has the votes anyway to be confirmed. the white house is worried they are building slowly not only hagel but john brennan for the head of the cia. he has brave concerns about the delay. >> between john, brennan the cia director chuck hagel as secretary of defense we want to make sure we have those guys sitting in the chair working. i don't want there to have been something missed because of the hang-up in washington. >> a vote on hagel's nomination is expected...
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hagel is at the center of it, but it's about much more than just chuck hagel. andrea. >> let me just interject also, kelly, that there is an issue here. the defense ministers meet at nato next week in brussels. they want chuck hagel, the administration wants chuck hagel, the new defense secretary to be leading this going forward. they don't want to have to ask leon panetta, who is still the defense secretary, to go and lead the delegation as a lame-duck. chris, this gets to entrance, and that's why, among other reasons, the white house is so frustrated, and those who have been raising these benghazi issues are really holding the white house hostage on when did the president call and was he up all night? those are the kinds of questions they've been asking. hagel had nothing to do with benghazi. >> absolutely true, andrea, but i would say, look, this is -- kelly used the phrase leverage point, and whether you like it or not, that's what republicans view this as. i would say that the white house has two very clear choices. they either say okay, we will give until
hagel is at the center of it, but it's about much more than just chuck hagel. andrea. >> let me just interject also, kelly, that there is an issue here. the defense ministers meet at nato next week in brussels. they want chuck hagel, the administration wants chuck hagel, the new defense secretary to be leading this going forward. they don't want to have to ask leon panetta, who is still the defense secretary, to go and lead the delegation as a lame-duck. chris, this gets to entrance, and...
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behind closed doors that as defense secretary chuck hagel is not going to make. challenge washington's foreign policy orthodoxies. from hagel nomination at the beginning of january to the confirmation hearing we've got plenty of opinion and analysis of his counted us here on our website dot com. more clashes have broken out in athens with police using tear gas to disperse protesters who have broken into the greek labor minister's office the demonstrators were fanning their anger over fresh pay and pension cuts all part of the government's austerity drive lawyer george country goes says this kind of crackdown on protesters is part of a new approach. the government has decided to follow up only c. of zero thought that us as its ace i guess that is estates of your state to measure us so we have seen the government to take the medicine measure us that they are and push the deuce another against that he's an addict and now we have seen a door there that when he's very violently against identity peaceful and got into mysteries when it seems the last three or four weeks
behind closed doors that as defense secretary chuck hagel is not going to make. challenge washington's foreign policy orthodoxies. from hagel nomination at the beginning of january to the confirmation hearing we've got plenty of opinion and analysis of his counted us here on our website dot com. more clashes have broken out in athens with police using tear gas to disperse protesters who have broken into the greek labor minister's office the demonstrators were fanning their anger over fresh pay...
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there's a cancelled news conference between the president and defense secretary chuck hagel in kabul, authorities claiming security concerns, but it all comes on the heels of shocking comments by the afghan leader. karzai who has a history of controversial remarks now claims the u.s. working with the taliban in his view to prove that international forces will still be needed to keep the peace in afghanistan. it's an allegation that u.s. officials this morning are fiercely denying. good morning on this sunday morning. welcome to america's news headquarters. i'm eric shawn. >> i'm jamie colby. it will be a great morning here. great to see you. >> you, too, jamie. >> president karzai claims yesterday's deadly homicide bombing, well, that is prove u.s. forces are working with terrorists to convince civilians that violence will increase when troops leave. that's scheduled to happen next year, of course, and peter doocy is following this live from washington. good morning, peter. >> reporter: good morning, jamie. afghan president had hamid kari was describing the role of women in the milita
there's a cancelled news conference between the president and defense secretary chuck hagel in kabul, authorities claiming security concerns, but it all comes on the heels of shocking comments by the afghan leader. karzai who has a history of controversial remarks now claims the u.s. working with the taliban in his view to prove that international forces will still be needed to keep the peace in afghanistan. it's an allegation that u.s. officials this morning are fiercely denying. good morning...
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senate prepares to decide whether chuck hagel will become the new defense secretary will look at why to be the most controversial pentagon chief and recent years. the british government raises twice as many taxes as a cut as a new study shows how shelling out billions of revenues from people's pockets. it is not i am in the russian capital you're watching r t with me marina joshie welcome to the program. now as french and malian forces make more gains in the battle against islamist rebels in the african country concerns are growing over how the conflict is being fought human rights groups and upin and activists are raising the alarm over the information blackout of the number of civilian casualties during the french led intervention and the western backed troops are now being increasingly accused of war crimes now in the towns liberated by the french army there is also a growing sense of revenge the food filmed by an amateur cameraman apparently shows a mob attacking and mutilating the corpse of a young man whom the crowd suspects of lengths to islamist local reporter gonzalo wants t
senate prepares to decide whether chuck hagel will become the new defense secretary will look at why to be the most controversial pentagon chief and recent years. the british government raises twice as many taxes as a cut as a new study shows how shelling out billions of revenues from people's pockets. it is not i am in the russian capital you're watching r t with me marina joshie welcome to the program. now as french and malian forces make more gains in the battle against islamist rebels in...
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channels saying what a terrible defense secretary chuck hagel would be also our december and much of january they've been running these ads you know between commercials of beauty products prescription drugs and what so somewhere between those you could catch attack ads like this one secretary of defense chuck hagel president obama says he supports sanctions on iran he voted against the legal voted against labeling iran's revolutionary guard a terrorist group and while president obama says all options are on the table for preventing a nuclear iran bagel says military action is not a viable feasible responsible option president obama or secretary of defense chuck hagel is not responsible option. that ad was sponsored by the emergency committee for israel so what that truck will do to deserve that as a u.s. senator chuck hagel has been critical of israel's policies he's been critical of the israeli lobby in washington here's what he said the political reality is that the jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here i've always argued against some of the dumb things they do because i
channels saying what a terrible defense secretary chuck hagel would be also our december and much of january they've been running these ads you know between commercials of beauty products prescription drugs and what so somewhere between those you could catch attack ads like this one secretary of defense chuck hagel president obama says he supports sanctions on iran he voted against the legal voted against labeling iran's revolutionary guard a terrorist group and while president obama says all...
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senate prepares to decide on whether chuck hagel will become the new defense secretary will look at why to be the most controversial pentagon chief in recent years. the british government's raises twice as many taxes as a cut as a new study shows how a shelling out billions in revenues from people's pockets. is not am in the russian capital you're watching r t with me marina josh welcome to the program. now as french and malian forces make more gains in the battle against islamist rebels in the african country concerns are growing over how the conflict is being fought human rights groups and a pan and activists are raising the alarm over the information blackout on the number of civilian casualties during the french led intervention and the western backed troops are now being increasingly accused of war crimes now in the towns liberated by the french army there is also a growing sense of revenge the food filmed by an amateur cameraman apparently shows a mob attacking and mutilating the corpse of a young man whom the crowd suspects of links to islamist local reporter told r.t. about atro
senate prepares to decide on whether chuck hagel will become the new defense secretary will look at why to be the most controversial pentagon chief in recent years. the british government's raises twice as many taxes as a cut as a new study shows how a shelling out billions in revenues from people's pockets. is not am in the russian capital you're watching r t with me marina josh welcome to the program. now as french and malian forces make more gains in the battle against islamist rebels in the...
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right now, chuck hagel in limbo. >> okay. are you right to milwaukee a distinction, we don't have a new secretary of defense. leon pan 80 is not going anywhere until this is over. >> no, no. very active. >> and here is the reaction by harry reid to the filibuster. let's listen. >> the filibuster of senator hag hagel's nomination is unprecedenced. i repeat never in the history of our country has a secretary of defense nominee been filibustered. never, ever. >> has this ever happened before? anything similar? or are we talking about the details to secretary of defense nominees? >> it is unpress denned for a secretary of defense nominee. the closest example to a cabinet-level position being filibustered or attempted to be filibustered is steven johnson, epa secretary under president bush. some tried to filibuster him, they couldn't get enough votes. that wasn't technically a cabinet-level position or an actual cabinet position this is actually the first time that a cabinet secretary has been filibustered, and republicans don't w
right now, chuck hagel in limbo. >> okay. are you right to milwaukee a distinction, we don't have a new secretary of defense. leon pan 80 is not going anywhere until this is over. >> no, no. very active. >> and here is the reaction by harry reid to the filibuster. let's listen. >> the filibuster of senator hag hagel's nomination is unprecedenced. i repeat never in the history of our country has a secretary of defense nominee been filibustered. never, ever. >> has...
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channels saying what a terrible defense secretary chuck hagel would be also our december and much of january they've been running these ads you know between commercials of beauty products prescription drugs and what so somewhere between those you could catch attack ads like this one secretary of defense chuck hagel president obama says he supports sanctions on iran he voted against the legal voted against labeling iran's revolutionary guard a terrorist group and while president obama says all options are on the table for preventing a nuclear iran cagle says military action is not a viable feasible responsible option president obama or secretary of defense chuck hagel is not a responsible option. that ad was sponsored by the emergency committee for israel so what a truck will do to deserve that as a u.s. senator chuck hagel has been critical of israel's policies he's been critical of the israeli lobby in washington here's what he said the political reality is that the jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here i've always argued against some of the dumb things they do because i
channels saying what a terrible defense secretary chuck hagel would be also our december and much of january they've been running these ads you know between commercials of beauty products prescription drugs and what so somewhere between those you could catch attack ads like this one secretary of defense chuck hagel president obama says he supports sanctions on iran he voted against the legal voted against labeling iran's revolutionary guard a terrorist group and while president obama says all...
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senator chuck hagel has been critical of israel's policies he's been critical of the israeli lobby in washington here's what he said the political reality is that the jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here i've always argued against some of the dumb things they do because i don't think it's in the interest of israel i just don't think it's smart for israel and of quote among other things chuck hagel there to say that u.s. interests should trump israeli interests if they conflict he supported direct negotiations with iran and unlike many other politicians here in washington who keep repeating the all options on the table mantra but these publicly they say that chuck hagel has been straightforward in saying a strike on iran should not be an option and he has also been a proponent of a more even handed u.s. policy with regards to these really palestinian conflict and the u.s. has been anything but even handed on the issue it's also for statements like this one that he's been under attack take a look this is chuck hagel in two thousand and six the united states will remain commi
senator chuck hagel has been critical of israel's policies he's been critical of the israeli lobby in washington here's what he said the political reality is that the jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here i've always argued against some of the dumb things they do because i don't think it's in the interest of israel i just don't think it's smart for israel and of quote among other things chuck hagel there to say that u.s. interests should trump israeli interests if they conflict he...
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senate prepares to decide whether to talk hagel will become the new defense secretary later this hour we'll look at why his candidacy is annoying as well and bob yes. now our team has secured exclusive images allegedly selling atrocities by france backed government forces in mali as they continue their advance against islamist rebels we also spoke to a local reporter gonzalo watcha who told us what he saw on the ground. as we continue moving north we find reports of extrajudicial killings and evidence of war crimes we have heard of the murder of a few citizens by mali and soldiers in the town of survivor not only did they kill them they shove their bodies into the drinking water well located in the center of the town making the rest of the population watch rules are hearing of cases where people are being prosecuted for trying to earn a living under the ruling militants sixteen year old adama says he was unknowingly employed as a cook and butler by jihadists and is now being accused of terrorism. after i stopped working as a cook in the town of do when i went to surveyor there i met a
senate prepares to decide whether to talk hagel will become the new defense secretary later this hour we'll look at why his candidacy is annoying as well and bob yes. now our team has secured exclusive images allegedly selling atrocities by france backed government forces in mali as they continue their advance against islamist rebels we also spoke to a local reporter gonzalo watcha who told us what he saw on the ground. as we continue moving north we find reports of extrajudicial killings and...
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expected from chuck hagel if he becomes america's next defense chief. more clashes have broken out in athens with police using tear gas to disperse protesters who have broken into the greek labor minister's office demonstrators were planning their anger over fresh way and pension cuts all part of the government's austerity drive lord george cukor goes says this kind of crackdown on protesters is part of a new approach. the government has decided to follow up one of the c. of zero tolerance as it sais i guess the that is distance to your state emissions so we've got a scheme to the government to take in medicine measure those but they are unconstitutional i guess the recent psychs and now we have seen door the least very violently against a generally peaceful and calm demonstration when it seemed the last three or four weeks i complain of propaganda try to convince us that now is it worse it's become that there isn't i don't believe that this is true is exactly because we've got a full room this seems set of policies of which thirty minutes of the fourth
expected from chuck hagel if he becomes america's next defense chief. more clashes have broken out in athens with police using tear gas to disperse protesters who have broken into the greek labor minister's office demonstrators were planning their anger over fresh way and pension cuts all part of the government's austerity drive lord george cukor goes says this kind of crackdown on protesters is part of a new approach. the government has decided to follow up one of the c. of zero tolerance as...
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there are 18 americans who will be given the medal. >>> plus, blocking hagel. the republicans have left the republican without his choice for defense secretary. that's next. and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. this reduced sodium soup says it may help lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just have to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. more "likes." more tweets. so, beginning today, my son brock and his whole team will be our new senior social media strategists. any questions? since we make radiator valves wouldn't it be better if we just let fedex help us to expand to new markets? hmm gotta admit that's better than a few "likes." i don't have the door code. who's that? he won a contest online to be ceo for the day. how am i supposed to run a business here
there are 18 americans who will be given the medal. >>> plus, blocking hagel. the republicans have left the republican without his choice for defense secretary. that's next. and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. this reduced sodium soup says it may help lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just have to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the...
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hagel was sworn in at a private ceremony after an unusually tough confirmation fight, which ended in a 58-41 vote. hagel overcame a republican-led filibuster by members of his own party who never forgave his criticism of the iraq war. let me bring in republican strategist and former santorum senior strategist and nbc col n columnist and contributing editor for the hill. good morning. he has to confront a staggering $46 billion in cuts to military spending which are set to begin tomorrow. he's got his work cut out for him. >> he really does. part of the reason the president selected chuck hagel was knowing going forward the defense department would have to undergo cuts anyhow. obviously the sequester makes that a lot tougher process because it is, you know, these cuts are much less strategic obviously than what we would have preferred. he also comes in after having a tough few weeks, a little bloodied i think and some of that was intended not so much to go after hagel but to try to go after the president and, thankfully, they were unsuccessful and hagel will start the job and roll up
hagel was sworn in at a private ceremony after an unusually tough confirmation fight, which ended in a 58-41 vote. hagel overcame a republican-led filibuster by members of his own party who never forgave his criticism of the iraq war. let me bring in republican strategist and former santorum senior strategist and nbc col n columnist and contributing editor for the hill. good morning. he has to confront a staggering $46 billion in cuts to military spending which are set to begin tomorrow. he's...
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. >> allege wouldly senator hagel said that the u.s. state department was adjunct of the israeli foreign minister's office which would be breath taking if he said that to have a view. i got a letter back from senator hagel in did you say that or believe that. high said he didn't recall that and disavowings. he also concerns about bengazi . even though hagel was not in time graham demanding answers. the white house said congress has plenty of answers from them about bengazi. >> you know, just the other day, our counselsent a letter to capitol hill on the latest on bengazi. that is it 10,000 pages of documents we have provided. >> the president himself said a lot of the questions of bengazi were driven by congress and they're running out of questions to ask. stiantor john mccain said hagel is not qualified but the senate should confirm him because a reasonable amount of time has passed. >> thank you, steve. >> you bet. >> it is an emotional day in rome, that has pope john paul ii blesses want faithful from his window. for the first time s
. >> allege wouldly senator hagel said that the u.s. state department was adjunct of the israeli foreign minister's office which would be breath taking if he said that to have a view. i got a letter back from senator hagel in did you say that or believe that. high said he didn't recall that and disavowings. he also concerns about bengazi . even though hagel was not in time graham demanding answers. the white house said congress has plenty of answers from them about bengazi. >> you...
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. >>> in the meantime, the bold and deadly message sent to e new defense secretary chuck hagel, a pair of deadly suicide bombings with a message attached. muhammad lila reporting. >> reporter: the attacks sent ambulances rushing to the scene and nearby military bases into lockdown. "i saw dead bodies and wounded people lying everywhere," this man said. a suicide bomber on a bicycle struck right at the gat of the afghan ministry of defense. one of the most heavily guarded buildings in the country. five civilians were killed. the explosion so powerful, this wall littered with holes. barely a mile away, chuck hagel was away from any danger, his first visit to afghan as the new secretary of defense. in a statement, this attack was a message to him. >> i have been in war. you know, i shouldn't be surprised when a bomb goes off. >> reporter: hagel's visit comes as the military prepares to drawdown its remaining 60,000 troops still in afghanistan. a challenge that becomes a little bit harder with every deadly attack like this. muhammad lila, abc news, islamabad. >> muhammad, our thanks to you
. >>> in the meantime, the bold and deadly message sent to e new defense secretary chuck hagel, a pair of deadly suicide bombings with a message attached. muhammad lila reporting. >> reporter: the attacks sent ambulances rushing to the scene and nearby military bases into lockdown. "i saw dead bodies and wounded people lying everywhere," this man said. a suicide bomber on a bicycle struck right at the gat of the afghan ministry of defense. one of the most heavily...
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does he identify with chuck hagel? both have seen the bitter pill they've had to swallow from their own party. >> look, relationships matter a lot in the senate. this is a situation where a republican has really frayed relations with many members in his own party because of the stances he took in iraq and on other issues. remember, tamron, a lot of these republican senators who voted against him didn't serve with chuck hagel. it's a very new, younger republican conference. they really only know him from the anti-iraq positions that he took, as well as some of the other thing he's did, such as endorsing deb fisher's opponent. >> to that point, roger, the senator was on msnbc earlier today. here what's he said. it has nothing to do with the personal issues laid out by senator mccain. let me play it. >> this doesn't have anything to do with a grudge. this has something to do with picking the best person to be the leader of the largest defense organization in the world. he's not the right guy for dod. he's well to the left
does he identify with chuck hagel? both have seen the bitter pill they've had to swallow from their own party. >> look, relationships matter a lot in the senate. this is a situation where a republican has really frayed relations with many members in his own party because of the stances he took in iraq and on other issues. remember, tamron, a lot of these republican senators who voted against him didn't serve with chuck hagel. it's a very new, younger republican conference. they really...
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another only about a mile away from where hagel was meeting with coalition leaders in kabul. nbc's mike taibbi is in kabul for us tonight. good evening, mike. >> reporter: good evening, lester. it happened just before 9:00 a.m. kabul time. a lone suicide bomber rode in on a bicycle. but only got close enough to the afghan defense ministry to attack and impact civilians. nine were killed, 14 were injured. the taliban later said the attack was a message for defense secretary hagel, who was in a secure briefing at the time, miles away in the edge of the city. hagel said later said that he heard the explosion but it didn't interrupt either his briefing or his itinerary. he went up to bagram air base and met with coalition commanders there, then went to jalalabad to visit with troops from the 101st airborne. tomorrow another full day, further briefing on the training for the afghan army, important with afghans now responsible for 90% of their own security. and then meetings with afghan economic and military leaders, and a sit-down with afghan president hamid karzai. among the prob
another only about a mile away from where hagel was meeting with coalition leaders in kabul. nbc's mike taibbi is in kabul for us tonight. good evening, mike. >> reporter: good evening, lester. it happened just before 9:00 a.m. kabul time. a lone suicide bomber rode in on a bicycle. but only got close enough to the afghan defense ministry to attack and impact civilians. nine were killed, 14 were injured. the taliban later said the attack was a message for defense secretary hagel, who was...
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he nominated former senator chuck hagel for secretary of defense. hagel, a man who volunteered for vietnam, who was awarded two purple hearts for his courage. but tonight, he is already facing political fire. why? abc's chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz tells us. >> reporter: president obama made clear today just how important this nomination is for the country. >> my most solemn obligation is the security of the american people. >> reporter: through decades of war and peace, the job of defense secretary has had profound implications. >> if forces to be used, saddam hussein would be removed from power. >> reporter: chuck hagel knows the horrors of war first hand. at 21, a poor kid from nebraska, he volunteered to go to vietnam, fighting side-by-side with his 19-year-old brother, tom. he got two purple hearts. one, when shrapnel ripped open his chest and his brother dragged him to safety. another, a month later, when hagel, himself on fire from a land mine, rescued his brother. >> i was on the left side, where the major blast came up,
he nominated former senator chuck hagel for secretary of defense. hagel, a man who volunteered for vietnam, who was awarded two purple hearts for his courage. but tonight, he is already facing political fire. why? abc's chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz tells us. >> reporter: president obama made clear today just how important this nomination is for the country. >> my most solemn obligation is the security of the american people. >> reporter: through decades of...
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at the same time defense secretary chuck hagel ordered nearly 350,000 of his civilian workers back on the job today to support the military. >> irresponsible. >> reporter: meanwhile organizing for action which grew out of the president's reelection campaign thought to add to the pressure on help cans with a cable tv ad. >> now tea party republicans are threatening an economic shutdown, refusing to pay our nations bills, endangering american jobs. >> reporter: on sunday house speaker john boehner insisted the president won't get his way. and on the house floor today he called again for talks with the president. >> now the american people expect when their leaders have differences, and in a time of crisis that we'll sit down and at least have a conversation. really, mr. president, it's time to have that conversation before our economy is put further at risk. >> reporter: republicans and democrats did agree on one thing, a bill to give retroactive pay to furloughed federal employees. it awaits senate approval and the president said he'd sign it. but the greatest risk looms in just ten da
at the same time defense secretary chuck hagel ordered nearly 350,000 of his civilian workers back on the job today to support the military. >> irresponsible. >> reporter: meanwhile organizing for action which grew out of the president's reelection campaign thought to add to the pressure on help cans with a cable tv ad. >> now tea party republicans are threatening an economic shutdown, refusing to pay our nations bills, endangering american jobs. >> reporter: on sunday...